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Activity 4.
Making puzzles
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WATCHING ACTIVITIES
This activity aims to make puzzles out of familiar
pictures.
Preparation
Choose a photo of something that is familiar to the
person (such as a family member or friend or pets),
copy onto A4 paper and horizontally cut into three
pieces. (You may want to laminate the picture
before cutting it to make it last longer.)
Make a template of a blank A4 page and draw black
lines matching the shape of the pieces.
The activity
1. Put the template in front of the person.
2. Present the person with the first part of the
picture, and invite them to hold it for you.
3. Look at the piece of the picture together, and
perhaps discuss what is in the picture.
4. Point at the three different sections on the
template.
5. Invite the person to put the piece on the
template, perhaps guiding their hand.
6. Present the second part of the puzzle and
continue as before.
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You could try:
• adding a template of the actual
picture for easier matching; still
outline the pieces that you cut
• presenting the parts in order from top
to bottom
• cutting the picture into two pieces
only
• putting the puzzle together for the
person as they watch.
You may want to:
• cut the picture into more parts,
possibly also diagonally
• Put the puzzle together with no
template, using only the pieces of the
picture.
• use an actual puzzle, either with large
or regular pieces. Work on smaller
sections if it is large.
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